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Opponents of a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in Arizona threaten a looming catastrophe of liability lawsuits for employers. From the start, Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy, an anti-legalization political action committee led by conservative radio show host Seth Leibsohn and...

By now, you may have heard about the passage of Ohio HB 523, which allows for the use of medical marijuana. The bill incorporated numerous employer-protective provisions to assure employers their drug-free workplace programs, rights under unemployment and workers' compensation laws, and rights...

By now, you may have heard about the passage of Ohio HB 523, which allows for the use of medical marijuana. The bill incorporated numerous employer-protective provisions to assure employers their drug-free workplace programs, rights under unemployment and workers' compensation laws, and rights...

Despite being listed as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act ("CSA"), marijuana has been legalized or de-criminalized in twenty-five states and the District of Columbia. In five states, such as Colorado, marijuana is legal for recreational purposes —...

Despite being listed as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act ("CSA"), marijuana has been legalized or de-criminalized in twenty-five states and the District of Columbia. In five states, such as Colorado, marijuana is legal for recreational purposes —...

As marijuana legalization looms on California's horizon, employers are conflicted about their policies of drug testing. If voters agree to legalize pot on Nov. 8, business leaders and employment experts say employers could find themselves in trouble for asking a job applicant or underling to...

Ohio Governor Kasich signed House Bill 523 into law thereby establishing a statutory right to the use of marijuana for medical purposes for qualifying medical conditions. The bill, which becomes effective September 8, 2016, provides for specific standards and licensing of cultivators and...

Ohio Governor Kasich signed House Bill 523 into law thereby establishing a statutory right to the use of marijuana for medical purposes for qualifying medical conditions. The bill, which becomes effective September 8, 2016, provides for specific standards and licensing of cultivators and...

Last month, I reported on the introduction of Ohio House Bill 523, which would legalize medical marijuana in Ohio. I suggested that the bill's protections for employers, which go further than those of either of the two competing November ballot measures, are a good start, but would likely need...

Ohioans who are legally prescribed marijuana to alleviate symptoms for serious illnesses could still be fired from their jobs under both major proposals to legalize marijuana's use as a medicine. Republicans in the Ohio House introduced their medical marijuana bill, House Bill 523, late...

Employers who are feeling overwhelmed by what to do now that medical marijuana is legally operating in Illinois have a place to turn. Heartland Community College is offering a class to help employers work medical marijuana into their company's drug policy. The class Dec. 8 is designed to help...

Employers who are feeling overwhelmed by what to do now that medical marijuana is legally operating in Illinois have a place to turn. Heartland Community College is offering a class to help employers work medical marijuana into their company's drug policy. The class Dec. 8 is designed to help...